Shanghai Test Video Albion, New York, USA http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DpgAAAPEbdexZYqODP9Nt5kZfcH0-0H6jQF04ydIZa4FPIavPHKlLtoUc30XV5aOAlZtR0Ea_2pC27Q6bpLZVGkJm083AgO8UaCJXgvfdWhnEvaircCpUl33tolIyekyJt4jiHrUII74pjUx4qCAO936jcV2zHjMsTaNZ2q11Jzx2_UvRh8Y9p2m-3I-x7loX0e1X5CohLg8GiARy5I5s48ptU4Xh_rryzhlxFyYCHJIj7mFF%26sigh%3DAIJXWHvudDRhoBzBBUSJX876i3E%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&nogvlm=1&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D57e8024d447d8f1%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DIyCOIekpS8tz1SC9lydmSU59Hmk&messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den This is a video that I shot to test out my new camera in the shopping district of Shanghai during the May-day festivities. Holidays in China are intense: the cities become packed with people beyond capacity and it is often extremely difficult to maneuver in the streets. [...]
Shanghai Test Video
Albion, New York, USA
This is a video that I shot to test out my new camera in the shopping district of Shanghai during the May-day festivities. Holidays in China are intense: the cities become packed with people beyond capacity and it is often extremely difficult to maneuver in the streets. Sometimes pedestrian traffic comes to a complete halt for full minutes due to the congestion. It is an extreme that I have not yet experienced anywhere else in the world- nor should I from a quick reference to population density studies. Simply put, China is full.
Pedestrian Traffic Jams and Chinese Holidays:
Shanghai May Day Holiday:
Again, I think that I took this video with the resolution on my camera set too low. If this is correct, I will make amends in subsequent posts.
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I am the founder and editor of Vagabond Journey. I’ve been traveling the world since 1999, through 93 countries. I am the author of the book, Ghost Cities of China and have written for The Guardian, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Diplomat, the South China Morning Post, and other publications. VBJ has written 3729 posts on Vagabond Journey. Contact the author.
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